Valve



Patented A r. 24, 1928.

UNITED: STATES ERNEQT C. HARRIS, 01' DENVER, COLORADO.

VALVE.

Application fledmtober1, 1920;- Serial No. 139,501.

This invention relates to valves and ithas I as one of its objects the provision of valve structure whereby packing employed there in may be removed without shutting ofi the valve.

With the foregoing object in 'view, together with such other objects and advan tages as ma subsequently appear, this invention resi es in the construction and arthrough the valve partly open; and

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1, showing the valve fully open and also showing the packing removed and the parts adjecent the stu g box in open position for the renewal of: the packing.

Referring to the drawings for a more detailed description thereof, the valve comprises a casing 7. The casing com rises a ody portion 8 havin an inlet an outlet 9 and 10 respectively he posed a member 12 having an aperture 13 and providing on its upper surface a valve seat 14 for the reception of a valve 15 which is slidable in the body portion 8. The valve- 15 may be seated and unseated by the turning of the wheel 17, which is mounted on a stem 18, threadedly engaging at 19 a tubular member 20 which is secured to the body 8 ofthe valve by means of a threaded member 2.

The valve 15 has an aperture 22 in its upper surface to receive an enlarged portion 23 of the lower end of the stem 18,, and to receive also that part of the stem just above the valve 15. The stem 18 "is rotatable in the'aperture 22 so that the valve 15 does not rotate in its seating and unseat ing movements.

tween which is dis- The upper ortion of the tubular member 20 has a. stu ng box 25, filled as shown in Figure 1 with stufling 27, which is held in place by a follower 28, pressed on by a cap which threadediy engages the member 20.

The lower end 0 he aperture through the member 20 is coned as at 32 to receive a coned ortion 33 of a valve 34 which is adapte to be seated on or unseated from the lower interior end portion of the member 20 b the vertical movement of the stem 18 to w ich the valve is-secured.

When it is desired to change the stufiing 27, the valve 15 is raised until the valve 34 is seated; there is then no danger of liquid leaking through the tubular member 20 when. the cap 30 and follower 28 are removed from their normal positions to renew the stufiing.

, a While I have described one embodiment of ,the scope of the appended claim.

I claim: In a device of the character described, a pipe section having a partition, with a diametricai perforation, a radial extension of the pipe arranged coaxially with the perforation, a cap on said extension, means for holdingthe cap in place, a valve stem threaded into the cap and having a valve revolvable on its lower endadapted to be seated on the rim of the perforation when the stem is threaded inwardly, a tapered annular rib extending from the cap and forming a valve seat, and a second valve fixed on the stem adaptedto engage said seat when ,the stem is threaded outwardly, the

second valve comprising a tapered section adapted to recede into the rib and a disc bearing on the rib.

. ERNEST C. HARRIS. 

